n. 1. Nautical a. A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck. b. See gangplank. c. An opening in the bulwark of a ship through which passengers may board. 2. A narrow passageway, as of boards laid on the ground. 3. The main level of a mine. 4. Chiefly British a. The aisle that divides the front and rear seating sections of the House of Commons. b. An aisle between seating sections, as in a theater. interj. Used to clear a passage through a crowded area. [From GANG1, way, passage (obsolete and dialectal).] |
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